Regulation

Adair Turner has spent more than £66,000 in the past 15 months flying around the world as FSA chairman - largely because he never flys any lower than business class.

The FSA is under pressure from advisers to explain how they can become better qualified to recommend unregulated collective investment schemes (UCIS), and avoid falling foul of the regulator's rules on their use.

Mark Lisle, compliance manager at Rowanmoor Pensions, on why RDR is not a panacea for consumer protection

In the fourth of a six-part series on preparing for RDR, Bruce Moss, strategy director at Advisa Centa, offers some advice on determining your clients' attitude to risk.

Axa-owned advisory business Bluefin Wealth Management has identified some 190,000 ‘legacy' customers following a marked drop in adviser numbers, and will begin re-engaging with them ahead of the RDR.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has failed to increase public awareness of saver protection despite spending £4m on an advertising campaign, its chief executive said at the weekend.

An IFA whose application to the Financial Services Authority (FSA) for re-authorisation was delayed then rejected has had his complaint turned down.

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The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is pressuring the government to increase the compensation liability on firms giving poor advice, a law firm warns.

Personal Touch Financial Services is rolling out its own risk profiling asset allocation tool to its independent financial adviser (IFA) members, after warnings from the Financial Services Authority (FSA) about other tools in the market.